Police Beat

Published 3:46 am, Saturday, February 18, 2017

BEARDSTOWN — A 22-year-old Beardstown woman died in a crash Friday that left three others injured.

Illinois State Police said the woman was a passenger in a car being driven by Christopher W. Stoneking, 26, of Beardstown when his vehicle hit the back of a semitrailer that was turning into a business on Arenzville Road near Illinois Route 125.

Authorities have not yet identified the woman, who died at the scene of the 11:30 a.m. accident.

Stoneking and two children in his vehicle, a 4-year-old girl and a 2-year-old girl, were injured in the accident. Stoneking and one of the children were taken to a nearby hospital and the other child was flown from the accident site. Their conditions were unavailable Friday afternoon.

The driver of the semitrailer, Yulio Sierra Rojas, 37, of Miami Gardens, Florida, and a passenger in the truck were not injured, according to state police.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Morgan County

Jacksonville Police

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• A 17-year-old boy was arrested about 2:40 a.m. Friday on a Morgan County warrant accusing him of contempt of court.

• Brendan D. Vernor, 27, of 705 Goltra Ave. was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 11:48 a.m. Friday on charges of arson, criminal damage to property and aggravated fleeing or eluding an officer.

• Dylan R. Stepp, 23, of Quincy was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 5:35 p.m. Friday on a charge of driving without a license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

FIRE

• A cigarette sparked a fire that damaged the exterior of the home at 1006 Mathers Street Friday afternoon.

The Jacksonville Fire Department responded about 5:18 p.m. Friday and found the outside of the home and the basement on fire.

Fire officials said the homeowner, Terry Miles, threw a cigarette he believed to be extinguished into a bush.

Miles was home at the time of the fire and was outside the residence by the time firefighters arrived on scene.

The fire traveled from the outside of the home into the basement. The interior of the home suffered slight smoke damage, while the outside suffered significant damage.

There were no injuries reported and the department was on scene just over an hour.

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Greene County

Sheriff

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• Ramsey W. Shinn, 37, of Carrollton was lodged in the Greene County Jail at 11 p.m. Thursday on a charge of driving while license suspended.

• Mason J. Godar, 19, of Carrollton turned himself in to authorities at 2 p.m. Thursday on a Greene County arrest warrant accusing him of burglary, theft and criminal damage to state-support property.

Carrollton Police

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• Philip M. Tewell, 28, of Carrollton was lodged in the Greene County Jail at 2:30 a.m. Thursday on a charge of aggravated battery.

White Hall Police

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• Terry E. Housman III, 38, of Lerna was lodged in the Greene County Jail at 12:30 p.m. Friday on a charge of driving under the influence.

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Scott County

Sheriff

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• Travis D. Adams, 38, of Winchester was lodged in the Greene County Jail at 11:15 a.m. Thursday on a Scott County arrest warrant accusing him of possession of morphine.

Compiled by Greg Olson, David C.L. Bauer and Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree